Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-16
Opening Of Alma College.

| uiS~oIy o! Anna rs her eTcntful day.
The opening DAY of the Alma college.
tho day on which hec doors were thrown
oDen almost FrGtutously TO the youth
Of .ao land with a welcome 70 come and
receive an education il an institution
endowed by the philantmopists OF the
valley. age on the glory Of warriors
may fade, but shining our through all
The rie,s hat ever and anon envelope
q nation the name Of the founders of
her seats Of learning ere always prom
inent. The donor Of these halls for
education, 4. Y. Wright win live
long after lie shall be called 10 his re
ward ,and in coming centuries The states
men and the prelate will swell with
pride when ne says II am a graduate of
Alma College and with his every breath
o. TIE stepping stones of life he will
bless the name o. \. W. Wright. and
the members Of the endowment fund Of
Alma College.
in The mcraing religious exercises
were he'd IN the chapel, at the close Of
which the President, Rev. Geo. +
Hunting, Il. D., made fatheriy ed-
dress of welcome 70 the students who
were honored as the first to enter the
halls Of the now college.
The rest of the morning was occupied
in the examination OF the students, and
tAe assignment Of sixteen ladies and
lrineteen gentlemen. Thirty-fye stu
dents were classified. after which re-
cess was taken until . p. m, when a
meeting of tie board of trustees was
held. At this meeting tie subject of
the erection of library building was
discussed, and It was unanimously de-
cidel to erect fire proof building. \
portion OF the building Tor present ser
vice will be commenced ut once and
will be finished as soon as the require
ments dictate. Hon. ~ 7. Bradley
Of Bay CITY, caened the library fund
with q doraticn Of $500. An able
speech Of igures.
\ public neetiug was held ~ lie col
legc chapel at =. n. After an intro
ductory ~ tho wright OperG House
Band, Rev Van Antwerp engaged in
prayer.
Eey. Theo. Nelson. i. Z. D.. then
made a speech giving sketch of TIE
| foundation Of the institution and COZ.
,raSt.G The aCSpciOus surroundings
with those of 90 years ago in Gratiot
county. 1T the clcse OF the diyincs
speech solo was rendered hv Miss
Leila Stevens, the instructor IN vocal
and instrumental music.
The address Of welcome in the name
| of Alma Was assigned to Counsellor
JAS. l.. Clark. In neat well chosen
| words he laid fresh flower on the
! shrine Of our language. His remarks
| though brief We're heartily arplauded.
! Iou =. B Bradley, OF Pay City. pres-
! ident Of tho Nogrd OF .ruStees next &C.
cupieG the etteuton by ~ attractive
soeech. L. ". Wright and Alexander
toleou, were PRETTY blended by the
hea~ felt oppression OF the sDaGger.
Tne ovartette Cf &c Congregational
caurch then gave rich rendition.
| It v25 expected Tia. NeT. -. Il. Nc
| CNrElc, =. y. vClii be present but ne
!
| W~iCh+ or EaY Citv, WIS next called
upon after which president Lmting de-
! iive-ei veiv impressive address ~e-
counting the blessings tbat we~9 hc-
! slowed uron Alma College. and thc
gratitude tlGt should Oe expressed 10
| thc BON efGctO-S. AG 2 ,rcCimel Of ne
| ie0ri-atiOns ne endured while uossing
lthrouch college nc related 20 the audi
ence that during enc year o. hi- college
|life he bearded fer so centc a week.
| Re. TGeo. Nelson. l.. !. =. made
| final address with Yi-w to diSrelling
| any apprehension that might exist that
| sec,9'iarisn TOpld - allowed to tram
me, the success of the college. Ills
speech was neat piece Of oratory and
was we'll received.
The band then p'ryed TioTe Sweet
! lone with elaborate variations, ard
! he hanediction onded tbs exercises of
the day.
| low favored is Alma above her sister
| towns in Northern Michigan. Cities
have struggled Cor years 70 acquire
| villa. we have laid Ct our feot by y. w.
| Wright. IN institution for The eiu-
cation " the youth with q faculty an
surpassed by any college in the country.
| Men who have made a marked success
as teachers compose tnat faculty-a
faculty of experience, and all this is
gratuitous. Let us rise above the petty
spirit of jealousy that stains so many
towns and show by orr purity that we
are grateful for the blessing. showered
upon us. The following is the corps of
instructors.
Rev. Geo. f. Hunting -. D.. Pres
ilent and Prof. of Mental and Moral
Science.
Rev. Theodore Nelson l.. l.. D.. Prof.
of English language and literature.
| j. w. Ewing. An, Prof. of math-
ematics and physics.
Lewis Stuart, a. NJ, Prof. OF an
lcient languages.
Charles n. Davis, y. b., Prof, of
natural sciences.
/ y. a. Nelsted, in change Of CONNER
cial department and instructor in Ger
man.
Miss Mary T.. Gelston, NJ. a.. III
charge of ladies' department and Prof
of French and Latin.